Saddam husein trial

Judge Amin was born in the city of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and he is of Kurdish nationalism, and was able to draw attention to him during the trial of the late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, through his impartiality in conducting the sessions, and the strength of his presence. Political circles believe that Judge Rizgar is close to the atmosphere of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, led by Massoud Barzani, and his candidacy may constitute an effort to present a non-partisan figure, who will be accepted by the circles in Baghdad, with no objection to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, which has so far insisted on introducing the current president, Barham Salih.

Follow our latest local and sports news and the latest political and economic developments via Google news. Sawah Send an email January 12, 2 minutes read. His attorneys continued their boycott of the trial for safety concerns, so a court-appointed attorney gave closing arguments in his defense.

Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants were on trial for crimes against humanity in the killing of people from Dujail. October 16, , a five-judge panel will hand down the verdicts. If convicted, Saddam could face death by hanging. The Iraqi parliament opened the door for candidacy for the position of President of the Republic, and announced the conditions that must be met by candidates for this position, which is from the Kurdish component's share, according to the prevailing custom in the distribution of positions in Iraq.

Judge Rizgar Muhammad announced his candidacy for the presidency, while calling on the Kurdish parties to support him. Muhammad told Kurdish media, "I am submitting my candidacy for the position of President of the Republic of Iraq, and I ask the Kurdish parties to support my candidacy for this position. Judge Amin was born in the city of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and he is of Kurdish nationalism, and was able to draw attention to him during the trial of the late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, through his impartiality in conducting the sessions, and the strength of his presence.

May 15, - Judge Abdel-Rahman formally charges Hussein and seven other defendants with crimes against humanity. Hussein refuses to enter a plea. June 21, - Defense attorney Khamis al-Ubaidi is kidnapped from his home by men dressed in Iraqi police uniforms, and murdered. Ubaidi had been defending Hussein and his half-brother, Hassan. In response, all seven defendants in the trial said they will go on a hunger strike until their attorneys are put under international protection.

July 27, - Court adjourns to deliberate a verdict in the Dujail trial. August 21, - A new trial against Hussein begins. He and six co-defendants are being tried on genocide charges for their role in the s campaign, Operation Anfal, in which , Kurds were killed. If convicted, they could face the death penalty. September 19, - Chief Judge Abdullah al-Amiri is removed from the case after telling Hussein that he wasn't a dictator.

November 5, - Hussein is sentenced to death by hanging for the Dujail massacre.